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Originally Posted by therightdeal
Did anyone seriously expect Cena to drop the title here?
Honestly, yes. Beating a cash in straight up was pretty much the final "huge" thing they could do. Nobody is beating Taker at Mania, the titles are just props now, and even beating Cena clean has happened a handful of times over the past couple years. Defending against a cash in was the only thing left that was built up to be a shocking moment instantly giving credibility and elevating whichever person was able to do it. I didn't think they could possible waste the only thing they had left on making Cena look even stronger.
When you factor in them having 9 months to wait patiently for a good spot for Sandow to cash in (so they weren't running out of time or anything) and the fact that they did it to someone that actually gets buried by it (instead of it being an already established star), it made absolutely zero sense on any level for it to happen.
It's somehow the most absurd booking decision they've had in a long, long time. Their handling of Ziggler was tough to top, but they did it.